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Having read much of tangotiger's work, this is great news.

Quoted: Derek noted it in passing in his thread on Blengino's BP interview, but it deserves its own post. The Mariners have hired Tom Tango as a consultant to assist

Jack Zduriencik continues to get high marks from me. He definitely seems to have a plan.

Quoted: The idea is that the team will receive video of their opponents and have workers in the new department break down each pitch from a statistical viewpoint. They can grade the break on curve balls, tendencies to throw certain pitches in certain situations, figure out what hitters like to swing at, that sort of thing.

Let's see what Jack can bring tothe table...

Quoted: Milwaukee Brewers executive Jack Zduriencik is the Seattle Mariners' choice to be their new general manager.

RRS defends Ichiro.

Quoted: But I will take a moment to address the disturbing article because I do think its important to make this clear from a player’s point of view:
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Ichiro is very very respected in the clubhouse, yes as a player but most of all as a teammate. He is a class act, a true professional, and has so much respect for the game of baseball.

Quoted: I liked “Out of 14 teams, we’re 11th in pitching. And I’ll guarantee some of those people pointing fingers are pitchers … I’d keep my mouth shut if I was somebody saying something and part of that staff. 11th in the league in pitching, I don’t think I’d be saying too much.”

Nice to see the emergence of RRS this season and his optimism for next season.

Quoted: I know it sucks that we haven’t done well this year. It’s been tough for everyone. Ignore the negativity you read! There are some great guys in this locker room and we’re gonna have a youth revolution and be strong next year!

This is one of a number of (oddly) intelligent moves the Mariners have made in the past week.

Quoted: The Jose Vidro era ended today when the Mariners designated him for assingment. I just drove by him in the Safeco Field parking lot. I was headed in, he was leaving. The Mariners have 10 days to release, trade or demote Vidro to the minors -- a move he could refuse. Anyhow, he's gone

Golf clap for our interim GM, nice work.

Quoted: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com

No way we got Cabrera or Gardner, hopefully we got something cheap.